Ceftizoxime

Drug Status in Canada : Approved

Indication : Why is this medication prescribed?

Aerobic gram-negative as well as some gram positive bacteria. B.fragilis. Meningitis by gram-negative bacilli, life threating resistant/hospital-acquired infections, septicaemias. Infections in immunocompromised patients.

Contraindication: What are the special precautions to be followed?

Under following conditions, use of this medication is inadvisable. Its use should be withhold as it would cause harm to the patient
Hypersensitivity. Cephalosporins, hyperbilirubinaemic neonates.

Other Precaution to be observed while taking this medication

Renal impairment. History of penicillin allergy. Pregnancy and lactation.

What are possible side effects of this medication ?

GI disturbances, candidiasis, eosinophilia, neutropenia, leucopenia, thrombo-cytopenia, rise in liver enzymes and blood urea. Superinfection, diarrhoea, Pseudomembranous colitis.

Drug Category/Class

  • Cephalosporins
  • Third-Generation Cephalosporins
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents
  • Antibacterials for Systemic Use
  • Antiinfectives for Systemic Use
  • Third-generation cephalosporins
Prescribed For the treatment of infections due to susceptible strains of microorganisms.
Weight :383.403
Structure Ceftizoxime
Generic Drug Ceftizoxime prescribed For the treatment of infections due to susceptible strains of microorganisms.
Formula

C13H13N5O5S2

Ceftizoxime has 9 Brands listed


Cefizox (1000 mg)Cefizox (250 mg)
Eldcef (1000 mg)Eldcef (250 mg)
Epocelin (1000 mg)Prozoxime (1000 mg)
Prozoxime (250 mg)Trizox (1000 mg)
Trizox (250 mg)

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